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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 67 SE 1151
Type of record:Monument
Name:Thong Lane Second World War road block, Gravesend

Summary

Second World War road block across Thong Lane, Gravesend. No details of form or longevity are known. It is likely to have had some connection with the protection of RAF Gravesend, immediately to the north.


Grid Reference:TQ 6718 7113
Map Sheet:TQ67SE
Parish:SHORNE, GRAVESHAM, KENT

Monument Types

  • ROADBLOCK (Destroyed 1945, Modern - 1940 AD? to 1945 AD?)

Full description

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Second World War road block across Thong Lane, Gravesend. No details of form or longevity are known. It is likely to have had some connection with the protection of RAF Gravesend, immediately to the north.
Owner : Unknown
Publicly accessible : No
How accessed for survey : The road block is no longer extant
Tourism Potential : None
Condition : Destroyed
Date of visit : 28/02/06


Chalk Parish History Group, 19/10/05, Recollections of local residents as collected by the Chalk Parish History Group (Unpublished document). SKE14013.

Chalk Parish History Group, 19/10/05, Recollections of local residents as collected by the Chalk Parish History Group (Unpublished document). Ske14013.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
---Unpublished document: Chalk Parish History Group. 19/10/05. Recollections of local residents as collected by the Chalk Parish History Group.